KASTO sawing machines

From the saw for the machine shop for occasional cuts of changing parts to a high performance automatic saw, from the hacksaw via bandsaw to the circular saw. The saw program of KASTO is as manifold as the applications in metal cutting.

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Today, sawing means more than just cutting a piece of material.

Today, sawing is an important step, usually at the beginning of a process chain.

With our automatic sawing machines, we see us as a part of the development of a product, and we willingly face this responsibility."

Since 1997, after we had closely worked together with Wagner, we have felt a strong bond with your company concerning mass-cutting. Due to our collaboration and your solution oriented Development Department we have considerably improved in productivity. Therefore thank you very much."

Workshop sawing machines

For shop-floor KASTO offers a wide range of sawing machines, specifically designed for small to medium sized businesses. Even if you have to cut only occasionally or in small series, you should not abandon highest reliability and precision. Therefore, every workshop saw possesses the entire know-how of KASTO. For quality without compromises.

Production sawing machines

Double column-guided, fully automatic high-performance bandsaws for mass-cutting in fabrication and manufacturing as well as carbide metal production band and circular sawing installationss for industry, automotive and steel centers.

Products

Company

170years of tradition

700employees worldwide

6locations

50agencies

Why do our sawing machines turn out to be profitable?

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Experience and tradition

One requirement to create efficient solutions is understanding of our customers’ special demands, which requires three important prerequisites: Experience. Experience. And Experience. The loyalty for the original location in Germany is also an acknowledgement of long-standing high quality without compromise. The most important objective is to secure and shape the future of KASTO. To achieve this, his vision is a mixture of experience and new ideas.

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Customer success-driven and reliable

Markets change companies, companies change markets. Our objective: To give our customers and suppliers the security of a reliable partner at their side. Focus on products and services that secure a competitive advantage for the customer. Cooperative, with a team who acts in the best interest of the customer and reliably develops sustainable solutions. Reliable, continuity in the long run and safety in every situation. Only the outstanding one can achieve success –and bring success to the customer.

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“Outside the Box” Thinkers

Thinking, thinking ahead, taking it one step further: KASTO has room for thinkers. Not every idea becomes an innovation. But each individual idea is evidence of the creativity and personal freedom the employees have to test and experiment with their new ideas. Many new developments, improvements and patents are testimony that employees can rely on the company’s support. KASTO encourages creating something new. To find great ideas, new ways must sometimes be explored. Trying something new and linking different ideas. That’s how KASTO innovations develop, innovations, which bring real results for the customer.

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Future and investment

Short-term, medium-term or long-term? Three-way thinking and investing, to be there for our customers tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Investment in logistics. Faster is better. Consequently, the logistics center in Achern excels because of streamlined handling and efficient processes. This means that spare parts are shipped even faster – and they are reliably available for many years. For KASTO, our future means securing our customers’ futures. Subsequently, short-term success has never been a company objective. Instead, KASTO always plans to be successful in the long run and to keep all services on a sustainable high level.

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Ideas and Incentives

It all starts with an idea: How are processes improved? Which of those improvements really help companies to work more efficiently? How can KASTO improve the profitability of their customers? Comprehensive program range, also for small and medium-sized companies. KASTO has developed a complete compact sawing machine program with innovations that set market standards. A program whose diversity offers solutions for all demands. It provides smaller industrial facilities and job shops with KASTO quality products.

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Responsibility and Reliability

Complex technical systems only work when there is perfect harmony among individual components. KASTO accepts the responsibility that these components fit together in detail. Metal saws from KASTO are marathon runners. The proof is in tool life and machine lifetime. Therefore, an investment in a KASTO machine means real company value, which still can be seen if the machine is sold. Even if technical development advances with each new machine generation. One reason is heavy-duty construction, in addition to a comprehensive service program. No matter whether well maintained or expertly repaired – KASTO machines demonstrate high productivity and long All service activities and actions are coordinated in one place. This saves time for the customer and avoids production down time. And, of course, it is important for us to offer a complete service package, tailor-made to exactly what the individual customer wants. It is also important that the service package be flexible – changed or added to at any time.

SmartControl

SmartControl is the optimum entry-level controller for all standard sawing machines and tower storage systems. The software is based on the standard of Microsoft Windows CE and a Soft PLC (STEP 7). The hardware consists of an industrial PC with 4.3" colour touch screen with widescreen format (without hard drive). The operation of the SmartControl on the basis of the new KASTO user interface has an intuitive and consistent structure. This makes quick and error-free working possible, even with frequent changes of operating personnel.

AdvancedControl

AdvancedControl has the same functions as SmartControl, but provides an even better overview with the 7“ colour touchscreen with widescreen format.

EasyControl

The EasyControl is based on a disk-free industrial PC with color display and touch screen operation. Special attention was paid to the continuous and easy operation for order entry, order tracking, booking and manual operation. Clear graphic symbols, operation and return message directly via touch screen and additional features such as online language selection make training easy. Performance and hardware design of the EasyControl allow comprehensive additional options, which can be easily added at a later time. Functions such as storage location and cassette management, graphic system visualization, system diagnosis and automatic order control are standard with bar and sheet metal storage systems.

ExpertControl

ExpertControl provides all of the functionality you could wish for for controlling and managing complex systems for material supplying (magazines etc.), material removal (KASTOsort robot, paletting machine, burr removal and centring systems etc.) and part tracking (markers etc.). The highlights are the self-optimising technology database and the simple integration in the customer IT via host interfaces or in KASTO sawing centres. An industrial PC without hard drive running Microsoft Windows 7 with an integrated S7 soft PLC is used as the hardware. Operation of the ExpertControl on the basis of the new KASTO user interface takes place via a 15" colour touch screen with widescreen format.

Our Services

Service / Hotline

Technical help

Service / Hotline

Technical help

Technical help from specialists in control, mechanics and manufacturing technology for the machine groups saws and storage systems is always available from our service center.

Remote diagnosis

Shorter down times

Remote diagnosis

Shorter down times

The KASTO teleservice provides the service center with a direct connection to the control of your machine via modem or internet. This guarantees: Shorter reaction times and down times , Increase and safeguard your productivity, Less service costs due to fewer on site service calls, Minimum repair times due to optimally prepared service calls.

On-site service

Competent help on-site

On-site service

Competent help on-site

Competent help on-site from our trained and qualified technicians. Extensive on board selection of spare parts together with state of the art communication in our service vehicles make our technicians independent, flexible and quick to react. The worldwide, decentralized support structure guarantees short reaction times with minimized travel costs.

UVV-examinations

Technical safety

UVV-examinations

Technical safety

Technical safety requirements for operating gantry cranes are stated in DIN EN 528. This standard obligates the user to have a yearly safety check, performed by a trained person. Because of their instructions and training, our service technicians are able to perform these checks for you.

Quick shipment

The right part quickly on-site

Quick shipment

The right part quickly on-site

Technologically-advanced, automated storage technology secures smooth and quick shipments. If we have you order by 4 pm in house, we will still ship the same day, if so required. We will also arrange immediate shipments to you via direct courier.

Modernization and expansion

Retrofitting

Modernization and expansion

Retrofitting

Modernization or expansion of existing storage systems with the objective to make them state-of-the-art systems, is one of the most often requested type of retrofit. The necessary adaptations and expansions of the storage system are always done individually with a minimum of downtime.

Spare parts packages

Attuned to your machine

Spare parts packages

Attuned to your machine

Spare parts that are available in your area, can help in an emergency. We gladly tailor a spare part package to your machine or system.

Service contracts

Maintenance

Service contracts

Maintenance

Preventative maintenance programs help to avoid sudden, unplanned and therefore expensive machine downtimes. They ensure quality of machining and optimize the performance of machines and systems.

A clean cut from aluminum blocks

The newly developed high performance bandsaw KASTOmaxcut A 6 x 16 ALU ensures clean cuts from cast aluminium blocks at an aluminium manufacturer. The system provides consistently high-quality combined with high cutting performance, easy operation and low idle times. The company GLEICH Aluminiumwerke GmbH & Co. KG in Kaltenkirchen, Germany, produces aluminum plates with a thickness from 5 to 600 mm, which are cut from cast aluminum blocks with sizes of 2000 x 4000 x 800 mm. The company and its 190 employees supply customers worldwide in the machinery manufacturing, air and space travel, tool manufacturing, automotive, mould manufacturing and construction industry.

The high performance bandsaw with a length of 12 m and a width of 6.8 m is convincing with high availability and easy operation. Very little time is wasted when changing the aluminum blocks: The idle times are less than three minutes. Additionally, the fully-automatic operation of the machine for several days in a row is guaranteed. “The KASTOmaxcut is one of the strongest machines on the market and is – due to its heavy-duty design – designed to withstand the rigors of very tough production conditions; it can use either bi-metal and/or carbide saw blades”, informs KASTO.

Flexible performance cutting in machine manufacturing

The medium-sized technology company ‘Sondermaschinen Oschersleben GmbH SMO’ develops, designs, manufactures and services machines and systems since the end of the nineties. With the proven competence for precision manufacturing of parts, components, system components and machines, SMO is today a sought-after supplier and partner for the printing industry. To be able to guarantee the required high and especially reproducible quality in the long run, SMO makes everything in-house. They count on the one hand on competent trained personnel and on up-to-date and high performance machines, on the other hand on a continuous quality assurance. After visiting several exhibitions, after determining the requirements and after the proposal phase, KASTO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG in D-77855 Achern-Gamshurst got the order for a high-performance straight cutting automatic bandsaw type KASTOverto A2. Peter Neumann, the representative in Laatzen says: “ With a cutting range of 260 mm round or 320 x 260 mm flat and the pragmatically adapted automation degree, the KASTO verto A 2 is ideal for SMO’s requirements. The concept of the fully-hydraulic high performance straight cutting bandsaws with the vertically running and horizontally moving saw blade is optimally designed for serial cuts in solid materials, tubes and profiles of easy to difficult to cut materials. Thanks to the compact design and the small footprint needed (only approx. 3 m²), the saw including infeed and outfeed roller conveyor could be easily integrated in the manufacturing-close material flow of SMO und is since used in double shift operation".